Triple-homicide, I sit in the back aisleI wanna crack a smile when I see himThrow up a fist for Black Power, cause all we want is his freedomHe grabbed a court officer's gun and started squeezin'

The story is based on the trial of two people I knew who got locked up — Free High and Worm. Worm is the one who threw up the fist, and Free High grabbed the court officer’s gun.

This made it in the song because I saw him and his mom on the news while I was in the studio recording this song. I recognized his mom from elementary school because I went to school with his sister and she used to be around

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